Category Archives: writing

Perspective

Posted on November 11, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

Big blackbird lifts into the sky and above the scraggly trees; well, I call them scraggly she calls them beloved © Meisaan Chan

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Clues

Posted on November 9, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

I. And before all this, I looked out the window only because I saw a red, glowing rectangle pasted on my hotel wall. The clue. So I turned. II. The red, rising sun peeked from behind the clouds, then continued … Continue reading →

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Without, within

Posted on November 8, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

Silence not a drop of noise © Meisaan Chan

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Rest

Posted on November 7, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

Farmland rushes by cornfields cut and quiet relieved of such great responsibility © Meisaan Chan

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Forgetting all, to follow

Posted on November 4, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

As the train barrels through the emptiness I peer at all the passengers, looking for the face of my Beloved, bent over a phone or behind a newspaper No: but the far door closes to the scent of jasmine and … Continue reading →

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A letter to Rumi

Posted on November 3, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

Across the oceans and great rifts of time we wander the streets for the Beloved calling His name until our throats are parched calling until He allows Himself to be found – then we twirl with intoxicated joy and delight … Continue reading →